Las Vegas Raiders vs Denver Broncos Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/10/2023

Game Time: 4:25 pm ET, Sunday, September 10, 2023

Venue:  Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Raiders +4, Broncos -4; Over/Under:  44.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Raiders +4, Broncos -4; Over/Under:  44 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Raiders +4, Broncos -4; Over/Under:  44 points

Las Vegas Raiders:  0-0 (AFC West)

Denver Broncos:  0-0 (AFC West)

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Las Vegas Raiders:  N/A

Denver Broncos:  N/A

The Raiders finished last season with a 6-11 record overall and they were 3-3 in their division games too. They had a 4-4 record in their home games and had a 2-7 record in their road games where they will be in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 23.2 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 24.6 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 352.5 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 365.6 yards per game. Derek Carr led the team in passing yards with 3522, Josh Jacobs led the team in rushing yards with 1653, and Davante Adams led the team in receiving yards with 1516.

The Broncos finished last season with a 5-12 record overall and they were 1-5 in their division games too. They had a 4-4 record in their home games and had a 1-8 record in their road games where they will be in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 16.9 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 21.1 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 325.1 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 320 yards per game. Russell Wilson led the team in passing yards with 3524, Latavius Murray led the team in rushing yards with 703, and Jerry Jeudy led the team in receiving yards with 972.

The current betting odds have the Raiders listed as a 4 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Raiders weren't great last season with their 6-11 record overall but they will be looking to take a big step this season with coach McDaniels now in his 2nd season with the team. They still have a lot of weapons on the offense and now they have a new starting QB in Jimmy G who has played for McDaniels in the past and knows the system very well. The Broncos were also terrible last season with their 5-12 record overall and now they have a new head coach as Sean Payton is starting his tenure there. Wilson is still at QB and will be looking to have a much better season than he had last year but the talent around him is lacking with no run game and a ton of injuries to the receiving corps coming into this one. Payton is a really good coach but he will not have this team ready to go in his 1st game as head coach, the defense is still really good and will keep them in this with a chance to win but the Raiders are definitely a live underdog to win this game outright as they have more consistencies on their team. The best way to place a bet here is on the Raiders to cover the spread in this game. 

Raiders Broncos Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, September 10, 2023 (4:25 pm ET start time) is Raiders 17 Broncos 13.

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Las Vegas Raiders: 6-4 ATS as a road underdog of 7 points or less. 7-5 ATS versus division opponents. 11-6 UNDER in games where the line is +3 to -3. 12-6 UNDER in road games. 

Denver Broncos: 5-13 ATS in games where the line is +3 to -3. 6-11 ATS as a favorite. 2-6 ATS as a home favorite of 7 points or less. 23-11 UNDER in all games. 14-4 UNDER in games where the line is +3 to -3. 11-6 UNDER as a favorite. 11-6 UNDER in all games where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points.

Las Vegas Raiders:  D. Wagner (OT) I-R - Undisclosed. I. Zuber (WR) I-R - Undisclosed. B. Brown (RB) I-R - Undisclosed. A. Butler (DT) I-R - Arm. J. Perryman (CB) I-R - Undisclosed. A. Walter (RB) I-R - Undisclosed.

Denver Broncos:  A. Palczewski (OT) Out indefinitely - Hand. P. Locke (S) Out indefinitely - Leg. B. Browning (LB) Out indefinitely - Knee. K. Williams (CB) Out indefinitely - Ankle. J. Jeudy (WR) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. J. Virgil (WR) I-R - Knee. F. Merrill (DT) I-R - Undisclosed. J. Griffith (LB) I-R - Knee. R. Moss (CB) Ques Week 1 - Upper Body. T. Patrick (WR) I-R - Achilles. E. Uwazurike (DL) out for season - Suspension. J. Williams (RB) Out indefinitely - Knee.

"Yeah, I mean we've talked a lot about this time of the year. They're tough decisions and a lot of things go into them, a lot of discussions, a lot of people. We're evaluating our team and what would be best going forward, and just trying to look at everything from all sides and see if we can put together the best group that we can that gives us the best chance to compete every week. So, I think it's still a fluid process. There are still some things that I'd say are up in the air here relative to practice squad or those kinds of things. But right now I think we've tried to put together the group that we feel best about going forward, and I'm sure there will be some things that get tweaked here." - Josh McDaniels on his team’s 53-man roster coming into this new NFL season.

“The art of the 53 is sometimes protecting the most vulnerable or the assets you think would be claimed or signed. I think the mistake sometimes is saying, ‘Hey, we need five at this position, and eight at this position,’ instead of the right 53 in order to secure the roster the way you want it.” - Sean Payton on his team’s 53-man roster coming into the new NFL season.

WR ADAMS, DAVANTE 

WR Meyers, Jakobi 

WR Renfrow, Hunter 

TE Hooper, Austin 

QB GAROPPOLO, JIMMY 

RB Jacobs, Josh 

FB Johnson, Jakob 

WR Sutton, Courtland 

WR Mims Jr., Marvin 

WR Jeudy, Jerry 

TE Dulcich, Greg 

QB WILSON, RUSSELL 

RB Williams, Javonte 

FB BURTON, MICHAEL 

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Coaches:

Las Vegas Raiders: Josh McDaniels (2nd season)

Denver Broncos: Sean Payton (1st season)